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Sept. 19, 1933. HOUSE 1,927,706

CONTAINER Filed May 16. 1931 lnveni'iiv": Eve/@221 House,

Patented Sept. 19, 1933 I 1,927,706 a Application May 16, 1931. Serial No. 537,947

3 Claims. (Cl. 220-55) The invention relates to improvements in convided a plurality of fastening elements or clips tainers and has reference more particularly .to l4'located in spaced relation, preferably 120 dea safety cover for containers whereby the same grees apart, and held to the body by rivets l6.

are suitable, in addition to other uses, for trans- Similar fastening elements 18 are provided 5 porting explosives. for the cover 12, the same-being positioned di- The present invention has been illustrated as ametrically opposite each other on a horizontal applied to a container of circular shape such as plane. A strap or cord 20, by means of which employed in fuse and cap boxes. Receptacles of the container is carried, is passed through the this nature are used for transporting cut lengths lowermost clip 14 on the body and thenthe ends l of capped fuse from a central storehouse under of the strap 'arespas'sed through clips 18 on the ground to the working contracts, and it is escover and finally through the two uppermost peeially desirable that the same be equipped clips on the body. The strap thus fastens" the with some form of safety fastening means for cover to the .body portion in such a manner that r insuring, during transportation, that the cover t i TemOVablB W the Strap is loosened, y

will not become loose or detached from the body is CO DO G Y d tight em t 76 I portion. Accordingly, it is contemplated to prowith the body when th rap i tightenedvide fasteners on the body and cover and pass The present device has found extensive u through the same the carryingcord or strap by With much success in mines and other places which the container is carried. When loose the Where caps a d fuses e d inq n Since 20 cover can be removed for permitting removal of by the above structure the cover is detachable' the contents, but when being transported the but is held tightly closed when the container cord'or strap holds the cover tightly closed and is being carried by the strap. Also the cover retherefore forms an efficient and economical armains on the strap at all' times and conserangement and one which is absolutely safe. quently can not be mislaid. The relation of .125 An object of the invention, therefore, is to the strap to the fasteners on the body and cover 80 provide containers or the like with fastening prevents the cover from accidentally falling off means for securely holding the cover in place, and the contents spilling on the ground through especially when the same is being transported neglect to buckle a strap or similar form of and which will also permit the cover to be readfastening means with which containers have ily detached when desired. heretofore been provided.

An additional object is to provide securing It is to be understood that I do not wish to means'of the character described which will be be limited by theexact embodiment of the desimple in construction, inexpensive to manufacvice shown, which is merely by way of il1u stra-' ture and safe and eflicient in operation. tion and not limitation, as various and. other 35 With these and other objects in view, the informs of the device will of course be apparent vention may consist of certain novel features to those skilled in the art, without departing of construction and operation as will be more from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. the specification, drawing and claims appended I claim:

hereto. 1. In a receptacle, a body portion having 5 tainer showing the means for maintaining the suflicient to permit the cover to be removed. from 0 In the drawing, which illustrates an embodispaced clips thereon, 'a slip coverfor the body ment of the device and wherein like reference portion also provided with spaced clips, said characters are used to designate like parts clips on the body being spaced and staggered I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container with respect to the clips on the cover when the j showing the same equipped with the device of parts are in proper assembled relation, and a the present invention. 7 strap for carrying said receptacle, said strap,

Figure 2 is a front view of the container being looped through the clips on the body 'porshown in Figure 1. tion and cover alternately, the spacing of the Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a conbody clips with respect to the cover clips being o 0 cover in engagement with the body portion. the body without withdrawing the strap from Referring to the drawing, the present inventhe clips. I 1 tion is disclosed as applied to a circular con- 2. In a receptacle, a body portion having clips tainer or receptacle having a body portion 10 spaced around the periphery thereof, a detachand a cover 12. On the body portion are proable cover for the body portion also provided 110 the body clips with respect to the'cover clips permitting the cover to be removed without withdrawing the strap from the clips.

3. In a cylindrical receptacle, a body portion having clips spaced around the periphery there-,

of, a detachable cover for the body portion also having spaced clipsaround its periphery, and a strap passing through the clips on the body and cover alternately for holding the cover closed. when the receptacle is being carried, the spacing of the clips with respect to each other being suificient to permit removal of the cover by loosening of the strap and without withdrawin the-strap from the clips. 7

EVER TT 1.7 HOUSE. 

